Checking out

To my loyal five followers :) As you can tell I haven't posted anything for awhile. I've been really busy lately with some other things, so I'm saying farewell to the blog. Throughout my MIA I will be keeping up with my favorite blogs, which are elements of style, little green notebook, high heel foot in the door, and Bryn Alexandra. Bye Bye

Snapshot

Here is a snapshot of the new paint on the walls in our bedroom. I finished the painting on Saturday and I'm soooo happy to cross something off my list! It's called beige shadow from valspar. It's a very calming color.

I've also started to work on the guest room makeover, as it's getting all of the master bedroom rejects :) Hopefully I'll make some progress over the weekend. Hope everyone is having a great week!

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Please visit my friend Nicole's blog called The Projectory as she is featuring my dresser makeover. While you're over there please check out the makeover she did on her son's bedroom! Here's a glimpse

Final Master Bedroom choices!!!!!

Ok I'm through the detour and I'm making the final bedroom design choices and not letting myself change my mind!!!! I'm ready to start and finish this project.

I just received the Nate Berkus Paris bedding in brown from HSN.

The scroll is a silver gray color.

I got this chair from craigslist a couple of weeks ago that I think should be a somewhat easy reupholster job. If you look really closely you can see a man and a woman dancing ;)

I'm trying to decide on the fabric though.

maybe this

or this

or even this

I'll be painting the bedroom this week a color called beige shadow. It's a true gray color, with really nothing to do with beige. I'm going to order this fabric for pillows for the bed. I think it will tie in nicely with the silver scroll on the bedspread.

Maybe throwing in a couple plum plush pillows from pier 1.

I'm planning on making the headboard with white faux leather fabric, since the walls will be darker. I'm still on the search for night stands and a vanity, so hopefully craigslist will come through!!

I PROMISE no more changing my mind people! I'm sticking to this.

Detour

Well I didn't start my headboard this weekend, BUT I did buy some paint. I painted one wall and decided it wasn't the color I was hoping for. GRRRR. I know I've decided on the color scheme for our bedroom, but I saw this bedding tonight and well...I'm on a detour. I just love the ethnic print and the color scheme. Why can't I make up my mind??!!!

Lighting

Currently in our dining room off the kitchen we have this little guy. A typical builder light fixture.

I've wanted to change it our for awhile now. A had one in mind that I really love, however I had some reservations because I didn't want it to clash with the style of the house. That all went away when I saw this dining room by Sarah Richardson. The decor seems very traditional, but has an eclectic feel with the linear chandelier thrown in.

One of these days I will be ordering it from Overstock at a pretty good price!

Headboard Inspiration

This weekend I plan to make our headboard. I'll of course take pictures throughout the process. Above is the inspiration for the headboard made by Michelle.

I'll upholster it using this gray velvet fabric and I'll use silver nail head trim for the outline of the headboard.

Wish me luck!!!